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keith boykin, back to you. you heard what heather said, what congressman schock said. what does this vote mean to president obama? how do you see this? >> the plan b vote? >> yes. >> i don't think it means much because it's not going to become the law. i don't think anybody here thinks it's going to become a law or anybody on the hill thinks it will become a law. bakaly an exercise the republicans deciding they have to put up the show of looking like they're serious. this may be the best of john boehner can get. i agree with you on that. at least for today. but come december 31st we're going to have an issue here and somebody's got to blink, and this is not going to be the resolution to the problem. i don't know what this vote really means. >> i'm going to come back to that political point. a very point one but i think we have congressman jim jordan, if i'm not mistaken from the great state of ohio. she the leader of the republican house -- republican study committee, regarded as the conservative wing of the house republicans. jim jordan, welcome back, and. >> good to
keith boykin, back to you. you heard what heather said, what congressman schock said. what does this vote mean to president obama? how do you see this? >> the plan b vote? >> yes. >> i don't think it means much because it's not going to become the law. i don't think anybody here thinks it's going to become a law or anybody on the hill thinks it will become a law. bakaly an exercise the republicans deciding they have to put up the show of looking like they're serious. this may...
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. >> well, and look at the tape you showed at the opening of the program with keith boykin over and over again showing the dysfunction of congress. they made this so onerous with the belief it would make them do something less onerous and now they're right up against it. >> they really know how to make these crises happen. political correspondent and writer, john howard, thank you very much for joining me and former labor secretary robert reich, thank you for joining me tonight. >>> coming up, the nra has done much more damage than you think. and they've made gun ownership much harder to trace. >>> and the romneys keep trying new explanations for why mitt lost. but they aren't getting any closer to the truth. and as some of you on twitter already know, i am wearing a christmas gift or two on the show tonight. there is still time to tweet your guesses about what it is. the answer to what christmas gift or gifts am i wearing is coming up. abetes... your doctor will say get smart about your weight. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that diges
. >> well, and look at the tape you showed at the opening of the program with keith boykin over and over again showing the dysfunction of congress. they made this so onerous with the belief it would make them do something less onerous and now they're right up against it. >> they really know how to make these crises happen. political correspondent and writer, john howard, thank you very much for joining me and former labor secretary robert reich, thank you for joining me tonight....
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nia-malika henderson and keith boykin. let's play what jay carney said in the last hour. >> no single piece of legislation, no single action will fully address the problem. so, i don't have a specific agenda to announce to you today. >> keith, you're a democrat. there are people within your party pressuring the president. dianne feinstein on the phone today. is that enough? why not go after the ban, the legislation? mrs. feinstein said she will have have ready the beginning of the next session. >> it is not enough, you're right. but it is also true no single act will be able to resolve or eliminate the possible tragedies happening in the future. we need a closing gun show loophole. we need better background checks and we limit or restrict high-capacity magazine clips. we need to do more gun control and i think the public is willing to take that step. now, you saw the poll that they mentioned earlier, 54%. and almost member of the democratic party supports that and really not a lot of political liability for focusing on thi
nia-malika henderson and keith boykin. let's play what jay carney said in the last hour. >> no single piece of legislation, no single action will fully address the problem. so, i don't have a specific agenda to announce to you today. >> keith, you're a democrat. there are people within your party pressuring the president. dianne feinstein on the phone today. is that enough? why not go after the ban, the legislation? mrs. feinstein said she will have have ready the beginning of the...
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we have nbc news correspondent kristen welker, cnbc contributor and democratic strategist keith boykin and republican strategist allison stewart. kristen, kelly o'donnell was saying earlier today that many on the hill see bynum's entrance into the negotiations as a good sign, that something could happen here. why is biden in a unique position here? >> happy new year's eve to you as well. vice president biden served as a u.s. senator for more than 30 years. few people really understand the way these types of negotiations work like he does. in addition to that, equally importantly, 23 of those years were spent serving alongside minority leader mitch mcconnell. so they have a good working relationship, good personal relationship. you remember that yesterday mcconnell said he needs a dance partner in these negotiations. he didn't feel as though they were moving forward. so he reached out to vice president biden. biden engaged. and what looked like a stalemate yesterday really has begun to move forward overnight, the two on the phone late into the evening until midnight i am told working ou
we have nbc news correspondent kristen welker, cnbc contributor and democratic strategist keith boykin and republican strategist allison stewart. kristen, kelly o'donnell was saying earlier today that many on the hill see bynum's entrance into the negotiations as a good sign, that something could happen here. why is biden in a unique position here? >> happy new year's eve to you as well. vice president biden served as a u.s. senator for more than 30 years. few people really understand the...
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joining us from new york is democratic strategist keith boykin and republican strategist susan del percio. keith, i'm going to start with you, because, you know, howard dean has been on more than a few times, he's a cnbc contributor. he said a month ago or a month and a half ago the best deal the democrats are going to get is to go over the cliff. why shouldn't we have listened to him and sort of seen the future? >> i don't know. i don't know that howard dean can predict how anyone can predict that. definitely there's some more leverage for the democrats after december 31st. the tax cuts expire, sequestration begins to take effect. the reality is no one wants to go over the cliff. neither republicans nor democrats. >> no, he does. >> well, i think for the -- >> so it's not no one. it's maybe -- >> no one should not be taken too literally when i say that. i mean the serious people in washington really don't want to go over the cliff. obviously i think there might be some political maneuvering advantage to one side or the other if they do. but, both sides have some interest in getting this
joining us from new york is democratic strategist keith boykin and republican strategist susan del percio. keith, i'm going to start with you, because, you know, howard dean has been on more than a few times, he's a cnbc contributor. he said a month ago or a month and a half ago the best deal the democrats are going to get is to go over the cliff. why shouldn't we have listened to him and sort of seen the future? >> i don't know. i don't know that howard dean can predict how anyone can...